1. Organization. there is going to be a lot of things i need to get done to prepare for this trip that need organization. it will be a HUGE challenge for someone like me who struggles just to keep her room clean. yikes. add the preparation to my struggle to stay motivated and organized with my classwork and you've got yourself a real messy situation!
2. Funding. God has already been awesome in this area. Because this trip has been on my heart since august of last summer i have been living on a tight budget so i could save for this trip. i am not far from already being fully-funded as far the plane ticket goes. The only fundraising i will need is for the general cost of living while i am in Bolivia.
3. Discernment of where to serve. Yep i still don't know what i am going to be doing in Bolivia. I know where my heart is,an orphanage called Cristo Viene where i fell in love with some little girls last summer, but i want to be open to where God calls me to. That could very well be at Cristo Viene, but i need to make sure that it's God's calling not my own emotional attachment that puts me there.
4. Spanish. I do actually know quite a bit of spanish and am very much in love with the language. i DELIGHT in speaking it. oddly enough, even though i know spanish and like speaking it, i do get what i can only identify as 'stage fright' when i have to use the language. i'm not exactly sure why but everything gets jumbled in my head when speaking to someone in spanish. it's weird and will hinder my ability to successfully communicate in Bolivia. I plan on starting to exposing myself to more spanish and practice more to build my confidence. Prayer in regards to that being a success would be great!
5. Attacks. I have experienced so much freedom in the Lord recently and satan would love to tear that down and use it against this coming trip. Let be honest again, i have a past and it's messy one that does love to continually haunt me. Pray that i own the freedom that comes from Jesus Christ and the past stays the past and does not hinder the preparation or the ministry in Bolivia.
6. Bolivia. Pray for the wonderful missionaries already serving in Bolivia!
I will add more as the trip gets closer because there is a lot of prayer needed for the actual trip. anyways i will probably actually start using this blog now to keep myself organized and whoever wants to know updated!
Thanks in advance for all your support.
~Elizabeth
and in case you haven't seen this picture, which is basically impossible, here is my favorite picture from my trip last year. this is very much my heart.
